The Holstein steer is a whopping 6 foot 4 inches high, and weighs in at 2300 pounds.

Each day Mr Farley keeps Danniel fed with 100 pounds of hay and 15 pounds of grain. In each 24 hours he guzzles 100 gallons of water, and produces 150 pounds of cow pats.

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According to Guinness World Records, the previous holder of the title World's Tallest Cow was a female Holstein named Blosom who, at a lofty 190cm, towered over her owner Patty Meads-Hanson at her home in Orangeville, Illinois.

Blosom died in 2015 after suffering an irreparable leg injury. Following her death Guinness World Records Editor-in Chief Craig Glenday, said: “We hold our tallest animals at Guinness World Records in an extremely high regard due to their uniqueness and rarity in finding.

"We were devastated when we heard the news of Blosom’s death as she was such a friendly and gorgeous animal and her owner equally as wonderful and took such great care of her."

Prior to Blosom, the record for tallest cow was held by a 6 ft 2 in Holstein-Durham cross named Mount Katahdin, who died in a barn fire in 1923.

The world's shortest cow is Manikyam from India, who comes in at 61.1 cm from hoof to withers.